Technical Support & DiscussionYour computer feeling a lot slower lately? That new program you installed not working? Can't convert a specific file? Looking to buy a new hard drive or dvd writer? Would like some recommendations? Firewalls, latest threats and general P2P security issues are here also.

Requests & ResharesCan't find what you are looking for? Request it here. This can be requests for anything, but please make sure what you are requesting exists on the Internet. Within this forum there are request rules, please follow them. Downloading any files that don't have complete sources? Request a reshare here.

Retail 1080p (BluRay, HDDVD)Encodes in the resolution 1080p from retail (BluRay, HDDVD) sources, with one or more English audio tracks only. This section does not include animated or TV/documentary films, it does however include black & white movies.

Retail 720p (BluRay, HDDVD)Encodes in the resolution 720p from retail (BluRay, HDDVD) sources, with one or more English audio tracks only. This section does not include animated or TV/documentary films, it does however include black & white movies.

Retail Rips (2000-2009) (BDRip, DVDRip)Standard definition movies, that were made this century up to the year 2009, ripped from a retail source (DVDRip, BDRip), excluding R5 DVDRips. Be aware that documentaries, foreign, animated and black & white movies have their own sections.

Retail Rips (19xx) (BDRip, DVDRip)Standard definition movies, that were made last century, ripped from a retail source (DVDRip, BDRip), excluding R5 DVDRips. Be aware that documentaries, foreign, animated and black & white movies have their own sections.

Non-Retail HD (720p, 810p, 1080p)Encodes in the resolutions 720p, 810p and 1080p, and in irregular HD resolutions, from non-retail (WEB or HDTV) sources, with one or more English audio tracks only. This section does not include animated or TV/documentary films, it does however include black & white movies.

Cinema Releases (TC, TS, CAM)Cinema releases where a video camera is used for the video (usually in an empty theatre) and audio is picked up from the video camera (CAM), directly from an audio jack (TeleSync) or both are taken from the cinema reels (TeleCine).

Black & WhiteThe switch to colour was a gradual process mostly taking place from the 1930s to the 1950s. This section contains any movie which is completely in black and white from old classics to newer ones such as Schindler's List.

1080p (a1080p, 1080p)1080p encodes from retail (BluRay, HDDVD) or non-retail (WEB, HDTV) sources, with one or more foreign language audio tracks (can additionally include one or more English tracks). This section does not include animated or TV/documentary films, it does however include black & white movies.

Other HD (a720p, 720p, 810p, 1080i)Encodes in the resolutions a720p, 720p, 810p and 1080i, and in irregular HD resolutions, retail (BluRay, HDDVD) or non-retail (WEB, HDTV) sources, with one or more foreign language audio tracks (can additionally include one or more English tracks). This section does not include animated or TV/documentary films, it does however include black & white movies.

East AsianMandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Thai and any other East Asian languaged movies, this section does not include movies which have been dubbed in another language such as English but does include movies where one of two or more audio tracks is in one of the above languages. Movies from the Indian film industry Bollywood are also included.

European, South American & AfricanPortuguese, Español, Deutsch, Italiano, Nederlands, Polski, Dansk, Svenska, Norsk, Türkçe, Ruskij, Afrikaans, Arabic plus more. This section does not include movies which have been dubbed in English but does include movies where one of two or more audio tracks is in one of the above languages.

Foreign Language TVFrançaise, Español, Portugues, Deutsch, Italiano, Nederlands, Polski, Dansk, Svenska, Norsk, Türkçe, Russkij, Afrikaans, Arabic, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Thai plus more. This section does not include TV which has been dubbed in English. If a release has a foreign language and a secondary English audio track then please post it in the English section only if it is a DVD-R, otherwise post here. Subforums:Télévision Française, World TV

Anime LinksAnime is Japanese animation, it is often characterized by stylized colourful images depicting vibrant characters in a variety of different settings and storylines, aimed at a wide range of audiences. Anime is usually influenced by Japanese comics known as manga. Both anime TV and movies are posted here. Do not post hentai (anime porn).

Lossy Complete Albums and CompilationsFile formats: MP3, AAC, MPC, OGG, WMA, etc.
Any complete CD albums, whether in multiple files or single file archive (e.g. rar) of a single artist, as well as albums with various artists such as the Now series of compilations (with VA tag); lossy is a class of data compression where compressing data and then decompressing it retrieves data that may well be different from the original, resulting in a release that suffers from generation loss.

Lossless Complete Albums and CompilationsFile formats: FLAC, WAV, MLP, APE, TTA, ALS, etc.
Any complete CD albums, whether in multiple files or single file archive (e.g. rar) of a single artist, as well as albums with various artists such as the Now series of compilations (with VA tag); lossless is a class of data compression algorithms that allows the exact original data to be reconstructed from the compressed data, meaning that those releases were compressed without any loss in quality.

Classics!Some threads are just too funny and deserve their place in the history of STF. Others remind us of sad times and others simply are a part of history of the site. Here is a collection of some of these.